Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I laid | 'ana 'itsaltahtaacnaa iictsalTaHt | أنا َ إتسـَلطـَحت |
| We laid | 'ihna 'itsaltahnaiicHnaa iictsalTaHnaa | إحنا َ إتسـَلطـَحنا |
| You(m) laid | 'inta 'itsaltahtiicnta iictsalTaHt | إنت َ إتسـَلطـَحت |
| You(f) laid | 'inti 'itsaltahtiiicnti iictsalTaHty | إنت ِ إتسـَلطـَحتي |
| You(pl) laid | 'intu 'itsaltahtuiicntoo iictsalTaHtoo | إنتوا إتسـَلطـَحتوا |
| He/it(m) laid | huwa 'itsaltahhuwa iictsalTaH | هـُو َ إتسـَلطـَح |
| She/it(f) laid | hiya 'itsaltahithiya iictsalTaHit | هـِي َ إتسـَلطـَحـِت |
| They laid | humma 'itsaltahuhumma iictsalTaHoo | هـُمّ َ إتسـَلطـَحوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might lay | 'ana yimkin 'atsaltahaacnaa yimkin aactsalTaH | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أتسـَلطـَح |
| We might lay | 'ihna yimkin nitsaltahiicHnaa yimkin nitsalTaH | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِتسـَلطـَح |
| You(m) might lay | 'inta yimkin titsaltahiicnta yimkin titsalTaH | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِتسـَلطـَح |
| You(f) might lay | 'inti yimkin titsaltahiiicnti yimkin titsalTaHy | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِتسـَلطـَحي |
| You(pl) might lay | 'intu yimkin titsaltahuiicntoo yimkin titsalTaHoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِتسـَلطـَحوا |
| He/it(m) might lay | huwa yimkin yitsaltahhuwa yimkin yitsalTaH | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِتسـَلطـَح |
| She/it(f) might lay | hiya yimkin titsaltahhiya yimkin titsalTaH | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِتسـَلطـَح |
| They might lay | humma yimkin yitsaltahuhumma yimkin yitsalTaHoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِتسـَلطـَحوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I lay | 'ana batsaltahaacnaa batsalTaH | أنا َ بـَتسـَلطـَح |
| We lay | 'ihna binitsaltahiicHnaa binitsalTaH | إحنا َ بـِنـِتسـَلطـَح |
| You(m) lay | 'inta bititsaltahiicnta bititsalTaH | إنت َ بـِتـِتسـَلطـَح |
| You(f) lay | 'inti bititsiltahiiicnti bititsilTaHy | إنت ِ بـِتـِتسـِلطـَحي |
| You(pl) lay | 'intu bititsaltahuiicntoo bititsalTaHoo | إنتوا بـِتـِتسـَلطـَحوا |
| He/it(m) lays | huwa biyitsaltahhuwa biyitsalTaH | هـُو َ بـِيـِتسـَلطـَح |
| She/it(f) lays | hiya bititsaltahhiya bititsalTaH | هـِي َ بـِتـِتسـَلطـَح |
| They lay | humma biyitsaltahuhumma biyitsalTaHoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِتسـَلطـَحوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will lay | 'ana hatsaltahaacnaa hatsalTaH | أنا َ هـَتسـَلطـَح |
| We will lay | 'ihna hanitsaltahiicHnaa hanitsalTaH | إحنا َ هـَنـِتسـَلطـَح |
| You(m) will lay | 'inta hatitsaltahiicnta hatitsalTaH | إنت َ هـَتـِتسـَلطـَح |
| You(f) will lay | 'inti hatitsaltahiiicnti hatitsalTaHy | إنت ِ هـَتـِتسـَلطـَحي |
| You(pl) will lay | 'intu hatitsaltahuiicntoo hatitsalTaHoo | إنتوا هـَتـِتسـَلطـَحوا |
| He/it(m) will lay | huwa hayitsaltahhuwa hayitsalTaH | هـُو َ هـَيـِتسـَلطـَح |
| She/it(f) will lay | hiya hatitsaltahhiya hatitsalTaH | هـِي َ هـَتـِتسـَلطـَح |
| They will lay | humma hayitsaltahuhumma hayitsalTaHoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِتسـَلطـَحوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) lay! | 'itsaltahiictsalTaH | إتسـَلطـَح |
| You(f) lay! | 'itsaltahiiictsalTaHy | إتسـَلطـَحي |
| You(pl) lay! | 'itsaltahuiictsalTaHoo | إتسـَلطـَحوا |
